Toxic liquor kills 23 in Karachi
14 more patients in critical condition at Jinnah Hospital
KARACHI:
The Eid holidays proved tragic for a number of families as at least 23 people died due to consumption of toxic liquor in the last 24 hours in Karachi as of Wednesday afternoon.
Fourteen other patients described to be in critical condition were receiving treatment at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Hospital (JPMC). Confirming.
Dr Seemi Jamali of JPMC said that the deceased belonged to Landhi, Korangi, Bilal Colony, Zaman Town and Shah Faisal Town areas of Karachi.
“It is premature to say whether anybody lost his eye sight or not as they are unconscious and under treatment,” Jamali told The Express Tribune.
According to police officials, the vendors of the toxic liquor have been arrested during raid in various parts of the city.
Last week, over 20 people died in Hyderabad due to the consumption of toxic liquor. Around 150 sellers and buyers of the hazardous substance were arrested.
Following the deaths, on October 5, the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government stripped Mukesh Kumar Chawla of the Excise and Taxation portfolio over what the party’s senior leadership termed the minister’s ‘negligence’ in issuing licenses to substandard wine shops in Hyderabad.
“The investigations had established that he [Chawla] started issuing the liquor permits, without even directing the officials under his ministry to visit the shops and carry out regular inspections,” a senior PPP leader and chief minister’s aide told The Express Tribune, while requesting anonymity.
The Eid holidays proved tragic for a number of families as at least 23 people died due to consumption of toxic liquor in the last 24 hours in Karachi as of Wednesday afternoon.
Fourteen other patients described to be in critical condition were receiving treatment at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Hospital (JPMC). Confirming.
Dr Seemi Jamali of JPMC said that the deceased belonged to Landhi, Korangi, Bilal Colony, Zaman Town and Shah Faisal Town areas of Karachi.
“It is premature to say whether anybody lost his eye sight or not as they are unconscious and under treatment,” Jamali told The Express Tribune.
According to police officials, the vendors of the toxic liquor have been arrested during raid in various parts of the city.
Last week, over 20 people died in Hyderabad due to the consumption of toxic liquor. Around 150 sellers and buyers of the hazardous substance were arrested.
Following the deaths, on October 5, the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government stripped Mukesh Kumar Chawla of the Excise and Taxation portfolio over what the party’s senior leadership termed the minister’s ‘negligence’ in issuing licenses to substandard wine shops in Hyderabad.
“The investigations had established that he [Chawla] started issuing the liquor permits, without even directing the officials under his ministry to visit the shops and carry out regular inspections,” a senior PPP leader and chief minister’s aide told The Express Tribune, while requesting anonymity.